to flush out (game, etc.); to drive (animals); to beat; to urge; to spur on; to push on
to commit (e.g. crime); to perpetrate; to break (e.g. rule); to violate; to rape; to violate
to suck up; to pump up; to siphon off (profits, etc.); to exploit; to take up others' opinions, hopes, etc.
vitality; (one's) life force
ingenious; skillful; clever; deft
to harvest; to reap; to take in; to gather in; to adopt (e.g. idea); to accept (e.g. advice)
through; throughout; through (the good offices of); by way of
intake (e.g. of salt); ingestion; absorption (e.g. of new knowledge); adoption (e.g. of foreign culture); reception and protection
plot; scheme; trick; design; intrigue; artifice
one more; another; the other; not quite; not very good
setback; deadlock; standstill; impasse; miscarriage
dead of night; shades of night; black of night
spicy; hot; salty; harsh (criticism); severe (punishment); painful
wonderful; marvelous; strange; strangely enough; oddly enough; for some reason
as you can imagine; as you might guess
for better or worse; luckily or unluckily
comparatively; relatively; unexpectedly; unusually; considering; for one's ...
the person in question; prominent figure; distinguished person; that person
to set foot into; to enter; to step inside; to cross the threshold
casting; founding; minting
profound; deep; deep (of a cave, etc.); innermost; interior
where; what place; how much (long, far); what extent
whispering; murmuring; subdued
straight (ahead); direct; upright; straightforward; honest; frank
ticklish; embarrassed; awkward; ill at ease (esp. when receiving public praise)
to serve; to work for; to attend
to withdraw; to leave; to retire; to back down; to give up
he; she; that person; that; that one; that thing
(with a) slap; smack; wham; sound of striking with something solid; zap; crack
to force; to compel; to coerce; to press; to impose
escaping from prison; jailbreak
old book; rare book; classic; secondhand book; used book
absurd; ridiculous; nonsense; excessive; extreme
horse; horse racing; promoted bishop
luxurious and gorgeous; splendid; dazzling
leftovers (esp. food); remnants
all-you-can-eat; eating as much as one likes
to be lucky; to be in luck; to be attached; to have; to be included
to push out; to project; to stick out; to hand over (e.g. to the police)